Gardening with Soul

Filmed almost entirely on location in Island Bay, Wellington, Gardening with Soul follows Sister Loyola Galvin, the main gardener for the House of Compassion. Filmmaker Jess Feast (Cowboys and Communists) has been...
New Zealand Production
Feature 2013 Documentary 96.00 minutes
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Gardening with Soul is a feature length documentary following a year in the garden with 90-year-old Sister Loyola Galvin. Sister Loyola's optimism is infectious and is fed every day by her love of gardening. Themes of faith, aging and compassion sit alongside the practicalities of community life, issues within the Catholic Church and the importance of good compost in this intimate, funny and moving portrait of a woman approaching the end of her life.
New Zealand International Film Festival

Directors

Jess Feast

Producers

Vicky Pope

Cast

Sister Loyola Galvin
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Crew

Annie Collins | Editor
Ari Wegner | Cinematography
Gareth Moon | Cinematography
Hamish Waterhouse | Cinematography
John Mckay | Sound Design
David Long | Composer

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